Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Gortnacrannagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnacrannagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.82620, -8.23719
- SMR number
- RO022-169----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
First identified in an unpublished archaeological LiDAR report (Davis, 2015) commissioned by Roscommon County Council as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the N5 Ballaghaderreen - Scramoge road development. It is situated in pasture at the bottom of a S-facing slope with a small W-E stream c. 18m to the S. This is a low, grass-covered and horseshoe-shaped mound (dims 11.5m N-S; 8m E-W; max. H 0.2m), which curves around an opening (dims 4m N-S; 2.2m E-W) at S. However, a composition of burnt stone material cannot be confirmed.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 5 August, 2016
References
Davis, S. 2015 N5 Strokestown - Ballaghderreen preferred route corridor: Lidar assessment. unpublished report for Roscommon County Council: UCD School of Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.